This English-language edition of a sole-authored book from Frédéric Ramel offers a defence of benevolence in world politics and argues that a diplomacy based on this principle is possible and even desirable.

Frédéric Ramel is Professor of Political Science at Sciences Po Paris, France.

Introduction

Part 1: Locating a Neglected Concept in IR and International Political Theory or Benevolence as a Notion

1. Going back to Sensitivity in IR

2. Cultivating Theoretical Reverberations

Part 2: A Moral Sensibility or Benevolence as a Disposition

3. Being Sensitive to Calm

4. Being Sensitive to the World Milieu

Part 3: An International Practice or Benevolence in Action

5. Benevolence in Moderation and Attention

6. Benevolence Around Us and Awareness

Part 4: A Global Orientation or Benevolence as an Extension

7. Keeper of the Good Beyond the Inner Circle

8. Benevolence at the Heart of a Mature Multilateralism

Conclusion